Marquette, MI – (Great Lakes Radio News) – The Upper Peninsula Power Company says high wind storms that swept across parts of Upper Michigan yesterday left more than two thousand utility customers without power. Strong winds caused scattered damage to homes and downed power lines. UPPCO says residents who may encounter a downed power line […]

Marquette, MI – (Great Lakes Radio News) – Due to a power outage classes will not be held at the Ishpeming Middle /Ishpeming High School Complex grades 5-12 – this also includes the Young 5 & Kindergarten classes with Mr. Krause & Mrs. Sippola. The Voc. Ed. Nursing Class at St. John’s with Mrs. Dishnow […]

Marquette, MI – (Great Lakes Radio News) – Michigan’s wolf hunt begins today in three distinct units in the U.P. The DNR says the units were set in areas where other methods of controlling wolf populations have been ineffective. The three designated Wolf Management Units are in Gogebic County with a target harvest of 16 […]

Marquette, MI – (Great Lakes Radio News) – Tens of thousands of Michigan residents and nonresidents are hitting the woods around the state today to enjoy deer hunting. The firearm season runs until November 30th. The DNR is encouraging all successful hunters to get their deer “checked” at a local DNR office. Check station hours […]

Marquette, MI – (Great Lakes Radio News) – A long time member of Marquette County’s Law Enforcement community has announced his retirement. Marquette County Sheriff Michael Lovelace says he will be retiring from the post early next year. The Marquette County clerk’s office says Sheriff Lovelace intends to leave office on January 31st, 2014. The […]

Marquette, MI – (Great Lakes Radio News) – The Gogebic County Sheriff’s Department has released the names in a fatal car-pedestrian accident that happened Wednesday night. The accident was reported just before 9:00 p.m. central time at the intersection of US-2 and Mikado Road in Wakefield Township. According to the Sheriff’s Department, 18-year-old Lindsey Sullivan […]

Marquette, MI – (Great Lakes Radio News) – Officials of the Catholic Diocese of Marquette say that an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor against a deceased priest has been deemed credible. In a statement released this morning, the Diocese says the recent allegation was lodged against Father Bernard Van der Schueren from Belgium. […]

Marquette, MI – (Great Lakes Radio News) – Marquette City Police have released an update about a three-car accident yesterday evening in South Marquette. The accident happened around 6:30 p.m. at the intersection of US-41 and Marquette Drive when a car, driven by 73-year-old Tim Larson of Marquette, pulled out onto US-41 from Marquette Drive […]

Marquette, MI – (Great Lakes Radio News) – Firefighters in the City of Ishpeming responded to an overnight structure fire that destroyed a popular bar. The fire at Hickey’s Bar at 112 East Pearl Street was reported around 11:00 p.m. Fire crews responding to the scene found the building fully engulfed in flames and reports […]

Marquette, MI – (Great Lakes Radio News) – State evaluation of a proposal by a Canadian company to acquire 10-thousand acres of forest land in the eastern Upper Peninsula for limestone mining is moving forward. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Graymont Inc. recently held a town hall meeting in the town of Rexton, […]